Consultancy for Revision of Composite Schedule of Rates CSR-2024 for Pakistan Railways

Pakistan Railways Headquarters Office, Lahore invites sealed bids for hiring a consultant to undertake a market-aligned revision of the Pakistan Railways Composite Schedule of Rates (CSR-2024). The request for proposal covers one consultancy assignment, with an estimated cost of Rs. 3.00 million and a completion period of two months. The EPADS tender number is P174102.

Bidding will follow the single-stage, two-envelope procedure under PPRA rules. Participating firms must be registered with the Sales Tax Department and appear on the Federal Board of Revenue's Active Taxpayer List. Technical and financial proposals must be sealed within one main envelope and submitted in accordance with the instructions in the bidding documents.

The bidding notice and documents are available on the Pakistan Railways website, www.pakrail.com, and the PPRA website, www.ppra.org.pk. Bidding documents containing detailed terms and conditions can be downloaded free of cost from https://e-procure.gov.pk.

Bids must be uploaded to EPADS 2.0, and sealed hard-copy proposals must also be deposited in the tender box in the office of the Executive Engineer/General, Pakistan Railways Headquarters Office, Lahore. The submission deadline is 20 November 2026 at 14:00. Bids will be opened at the same office on the same day at 14:30 in the presence of bidders or their authorized representatives.

Each bid must include bid security of Rs. 150,000 in the form of a call deposit, CDR or pay order in favour of FA & CAO, Pakistan Railways Headquarters Office, Lahore. The firm's or agency's name on the CDR is mandatory.

A pre-bid meeting will be held on 11 November 2026 at 11:00 AM. Prospective firms, joint ventures and companies are requested to attend. The issuing officer is Rana Jawwad, Executive Engineer/General, for Chief Engineer/O.L., Pakistan Railways Headquarters Office, Lahore.